Prof Carol Atkinson

Associate Dean: Research

Who am I?

Who am I?

Carol joined MMU Business School from Bradford University’s School of Management. At both she has held a wide range of management, teaching and research roles. Prior to becoming an academic, Carol worked as an HR practitioner in the financial services, retail and voluntary sectors. She has won both research council and organisational funding to research topics such as working time flexibility, the HR/performance relationship and older workers.

Carol is also a former British University Industrial Relations Association Executive Committee member and sits on a number of academic journal editorial committee/review boards. Her research has won a number of awards including the prestigious CIPD Professor Ian Beardwell prize on two occasions.

Academic Biography

Other academic service (administration and management)

Formerly Director for the Centre of People and Performance

Work Employment and Society Board MemberCouncil Member, Manchester Industrial Relations SocietyManchester Branch Secretary at CIPDMember, British Academy of Management HRM Special Interest Group Steering CommitteeGuest Editor for special issue of Employee Relations

J. Ford, N. Harding, C. Atkinson Power and Difference in Organizations: Turning to Ancient Greek Philosophy, Drama and Mythology in Search of New Meanings. European Group for Organisational Studies, Athens, Greece, 2/7/2015.

C. Atkinson, S. Curtis Juggling Work and Study: The Effects of Students Taking Part-Time Paid Employment During Term-Time. School of Management, Royal Holloway, University of London, London, UK, 14/3/2001.

C. Atkinson Career Management Strategies for a Major UK PLC. University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, 15/9/2000.

Reports

B. Lupton, C. Atkinson, E. Crowley (2019). Productivity and Place: The Role of LEPS in Raising the Demand for, and use of, Skills at Work. Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development/JP Morgan Foundation.